I thought this would be a fun way to start the New Year. Single and thriving? For a while last year I wondered if those two words could really go together when I had this STRONG, almost suffocating desire for marriage in my heart. But you see, it was all out of balance. My heart wasn’t content, and I was hungrily wanting a relationship, almost for the sake of a relationship.

But the lesson that was impressed on me over and over again was:

If you aren’t content now, will you be content just because you’re married?

Who else loves Hallmark movies? Or am I the only one? I want to share a few favorites, but I’ll wait till a podcast I hope to do with my sisters about ALL THINGS Christmas comes out next week. Instead I’ll use this post to talk about being single, but not just ‘single’. I want to talk about what this year taught me about being happily single.

Our world places a lot of value on relationships. That’s not a bad thing; in fact God created us for relationship! He created you, me for a relationship with Him, and that’s what Christmas is about 100%. It’s about Jesus Christ, maker of Heaven and earth, coming down to restore the relationship between God the Father and man, because we had all fallen from Him.

Blogging. It’s a wonderful gift. I love it. I love the people I’ve met through blogging. They all have different missions behind their blogs. I think of the blogs that I’ve continued to read faithfully over the years, and they all have different visions/missions. But the thing that keeps them going? It’s ultimately not the page views.

I love them, and first before I get into the topic, the mission, the passion behind this blog I want to share those blogs I read regularly that so regularly encourage me:

What are the kinds of missions that drive each one of these bloggers? Some LOVE food. Some love minimalism. Others love to write about love and romance. Others write about family life and eating disorder recovery and running and acting.

Intuitive eating is not a ‘one size’ fits all approach. I’ve learned that I can’t always intuitively eat as someone in recovery, at least not at this stage in recovery. Recovery is a hard thing. It’s a bumpy road. It’s a WORTH while road, but sometimes I’m just not hungry or I don’t want to eat, but I know I need to eat, as someone who has a body that’s very sensitive to restriction.

I’m learning that intuitively eating isn’t something that I can use ALL the time as someone in recovery.

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I am a very ordinary girl. I’m 24, but if you met me, you wouldn’t believe me. I am passionate about girls finding true beauty in Christ. I love peanut butter, icecream, and salad. My hobbies are cooking, baking, sharing laughs and tears with others, and sharing the fullness of joy that Christ has put in me. I love reading other blogs, and I hope that this will be a place where you can find encouragement, recipes, smiles, and joy. Click here to read more about me...